Korea vs United Kingdom: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants over time
- Korea
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Korea currently reports 1,263 Patents against 667.92 Patents in United Kingdom, a difference of 595.08 Patents.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.9 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Korea ranks 2nd and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 13 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 470.95 Patents | 470.95 Patents | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 6.2 Patents | 1,448 Patents | 1,442 Patents | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 233.33 Patents | 1,987 Patents | 1,753 Patents | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 1,711 Patents | 2,252 Patents | 541.46 Patents | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 4,479 Patents | 2,789 Patents | 1,690 Patents | Korea |
| 2020s | 2,518 Patents | 1,264 Patents | 1,254 Patents | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent grants, Korea or United Kingdom?
- Korea, at 1,263 Patents against 667.92 Patents in United Kingdom as of 2022.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent grants between Korea and United Kingdom?
- 595.08 Patents, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Kingdom?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do Korea and United Kingdom rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- Korea ranks 2nd and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 13 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
To identify patents in environment-related technologies (ENV-TECH), detailed search strategies have been developed drawing on more than 200,000 classification symbols. The search strategies encompass a broad spectrum of technologies related to environmental pollution, water scarcity, climate change mitigation.